The co-CEO of the world's largest business software company, SAP, uses the story of his life to show how relentless optimism, hard work and disciplined execution can embolden people and equip organizations to achieve audacious goals.

Liberty's dawn : a people's history of the Industrial Revolution / Emma Griffin.

Added2015-02

In the tradition of best-selling books by Liza Picard, Judith Flanders, and Jerry White, Griffin gets under the skin of the period and creates a cast of colorful characters, including factory workers, miners, shoemakers, carpenters, ...

The opposite of spoiled : raising kids who are grounded, generous, and smart about money / Ron Lieber.

Added2015-02

Provides parents with advice on using Jewish teachings from the Torah and Talmud to overcome struggles with raising children, nurture strengths and uniqueness, and encourage respectfulness towards their parents and others.

Read this book to find out why: -It's better to remodel your bathroom than your kitchen -Putting the word "cute" in your listing could cost you thousands of dollars -You shouldn't buy the worst house in the best neighborhood -You should ...

First - Time Landlord provides concise information for those with little business savvy and less time and patience to become big-time real estate investors, but who wish to make money on their new property while renting it out lawfully and ...

Basic economics : a common sense guide to the economy / Thomas Sowell.

Added2015-01

Prosperous countries with few natural resources, such as Japan and Switzerland, are as common as poor countries with rich resources, such as Russia and Mexico. The fourth edition of Basic Economics is both expanded and updated.

Knowing what cryptographic designs are and how existing cryptographic protocols work does not give you proficiency in using cryptography. You must learn to think like a cryptographer. That is what this book will teach you.

Millennial money : how young investors can build a fortune / Patrick O'Shaughnessy.

Added2014-12

A portfolio manager highlights the most common money mistakes that can hurt the Millennial generation's' long term investment returns and introduces strategies to build wealth and overcome financial and investing shortcomings geared ...

The book is clearly written and animated by engaging anecdotes. I was hooked from the first page."--Frederick F. Wherry, Yale University "Astonishing in its coverage, this is the most comprehensive book on money that I have encountered.

We are better than this : how government should spend our money / Edward D. Kleinbard.

Added2014-11

A book which examines how government - which is to say, all of us, acting collectively - can make our country healthier, wealthier and happier, if we put government to useful work in those areas where it most productively complements our

Traces the unlikely friendship between a former banking executive and a former armed robber who purchased uncollected debt rights from banks and engaged in misrepresentation, illegal threats and deceptive claims to gain illicit profits.

The end of normal : the great crisis and the future of growth / James K. Galbraith.

Added2014-11

Analyzes disparate approaches to the economic crisis while challenging opinions that periods of economic growth in the 20th century represented normal performance, identifying four leading sources that the author believes are preventing ...

We make beer : inside the spirit and artistry of America's craft brewers / Sean Lewis.

Added2014-11

He found, in them and others, a community that put its soul into its work, who sees beer-making as an extension of themselves. We Make Beer is not just a celebration of American brewing, but of the spirit that binds brewers together.

The shifts and the shocks : what we've learned -- and have still to learn -- from the financial crisis / Martin Wolf.

Added2014-10

The chief commentator for the Financial Times gives the complete picture of the global financial crisis, highlighting the existing frailties in the financial system that make more shocks possible and explains ways that we can make things ...

Seven bad ideas : how mainstream economists have damaged America and the world / Jeff Madrick.

Added2014-10

Using the Great Recession as his foremost case study, the author of the acclaimed Age of Greed explores how mainstream economic thinking has damaged market infrastructure and individual livelihoods and examines the good ideas of modern ...

Cowboys and indies : the epic history of the record industry / Gareth Murphy.

Added2014-10

A history of the record industry focuses on the label founders and talent scouts who understood the industry's dual music and business natures, drawing parallels between the setbacks of the 1920s and 1930s and the recent CD crash.

The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing is a testimony to the massive changes that have taken place as a result of Bogle's vision. The ideas in this book have saved countless investors billions of dollars in unnecessary fees.

In Lonestar America, popular talk radio show host Mark Davis presents a powerful case for economic prosperity, individual freedom, strong families, and even stronger pride of place -- alive and kicking in Texas, and easily exportable to ...

The Millionaire Master Plan is a unique and fresh approach as to how individuals can not only get a sense of where they stand on the spectrum of personal wealth, but more importantly, how they can learn to ascend from their present state to ...

Business adventures : twelve classic tales from the world of Wall Street / John Brooks.

Added2014-09

Through these stories, Kolbert provides a moving account of the disappearances occurring all around us and traces the evolution of extinction as concept, from its first articulation by Georges Cuvier in revolutionary Paris up through the ...

Angel investing : the Gust guide to making money and having fun investing in startups / David S. Rose.

Added2014-09

Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups shows how smart investors with the right strategy and a long-term perspective can achieve annual returns of 25 percent or more from a well-designed angel ...

Investing for dummies / by Eric Tyson, financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and author of six national bestsellers, including "Personal Finance for Dummies," "Real estate Investing for Dummies," and "Mutual Funds for Dummies."

Documents the efforts of crusading lawyer Joel Renolds and marine biologist Ken Balcolm to expose a covert U.S. Navy sub detection system that caused whales to beach themselves, an effort that challenged Ken's loyalties and pitted them ...